Getting to Toronto

Traveling by Air (2 airports)

Managed by the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, it is Canada’s principal airport with travel connections to every continent. Taxis are available outside of every terminal and there is typically a taxi stand where you will be directed to a taxi. Taxis to downtown Toronto hotels cost between CAD 40 and 50, plus tip, and the trip will take about 30 – 40 minutes.

Click here for information on traveling by public transit to/from Pearson Airport.

Visiting Toronto

Toronto’s Fast Facts:

Population: 2.48 million people, with 5 million in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

Ranked as the safest large metropolitan area in North America by Places Rated Almanac.

Toronto is recognized as one of the largest theatre centres in the English-speaking world, with more than 90 venues in the GTA. The city is considered “Hollywood North” by the film and television industry.

More than 50 ballet and dance companies;

Six opera companies;

Two symphony orchestras, and

150 pieces of public art and monuments add to Toronto’s landscape in addition to the over 2,000 moveable works of fine art on display in public buildings such as City Hall and the civic centres.

One of the most multicultural cities in the world, with more than 100 languages and dialects spoken here – more than 1/3 of Toronto residents speak a language other than English at home.

43 per cent of Toronto’s population reported themselves as being part of a visible minority